Drawer pull



Sept. 6, V1938. ro. A. :Moire/mun INVENToR.

AD MORA 1 BY AT'TRNEY.

Patented Sept. 6, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT y OFFICE y 2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in drawer pulls and has particular reference to reinforcing liners therefor. 1

Drawer pulls of the character herein described are manufactured of suitablyembossed sheetmetal stampings which are formed around metal cores or liners. 'I'hese metal cores are tapped for the reception of machine screws, by which the nished pull is secured to the desired object. Heretofore, the manufacture of these pulls has involved the use of solid metal castings or forgings, which were then tapped for the reception of the securing means. The present use of elongated pulls in rectangular and elliptical shapes has necessitated the use of a considerable amount of metal to supply castings or forgings of this character.

The inventive concept contemplates the manufacture of sheet metal liners for pulls or handles of this character, which may be formed by a die press and assembled to simulate the desired shape of a finished product. Thereupon the sheet metal casing is formed around the assembled core or liner, and the finished product has the appearance and rigidity of a forged pull, with the advantage thereover that vit is more economical to manufacture, in that it involves less time and labor to produce; and ordinarily requires less than half the material for its construction over the former practice.

It is an object of the invention to provide a. reinforcing liner for drawer pulls such as used on furniture and cabinets which is inexpensive to manufacture and which may readily be adapted to changes and trends in designs.

A further object of the invention is tol provide a novel form of liner for drawer pulls and the like to reinforce the shape and strengthen the contour of such articles.

A further object of the invention is to provide a reinforcing liner for articles of the character described which may be formed in sections and assembled to simulate the shape of the finished product.

.A further object of the invention is to provide sectional reinforcing liners for articles of the character described which may be assembled to simulate a desired shape and adapted to be maintained in assembled position by a sheet metal casing. y

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and set forth in the appended claims; it being understood that various changes in form, proportion, size and details of construction within the scope of the claims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a side elevation, partly in section, of a drawer pull embodying the principle of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional elevation taken on the line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a plan view of a drawer pull utilizing a modified form of a liner, a part of the casing being broken away.

Figure 4 is a sectional elevation taken on the line fl--ll of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a plan View of a modified form of drawer pull utilizing a sectional reinforcing liner, a part of the metal casing being broken away.

Figure 6 is a sectional elevation taken along the line 6 6 of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a plan View of a rectangular drawer pull utilizing a modified form of sectional liner, certain parts being broken away.

Figure 8 is a sectional elevation taken on the line 8-8 of Figure 7.

Figure 9 is a side elevation of a further modified form of drawer pull utilizing a modification of the inventive concept, a part of the side wall of the casing being broken away.

Figure l0 is a sectional elevation taken on the line Ill-I0 of Figure 9.

Preliminary to a more detailed description of the illustrated embodiment of the invention, it may be stated that the drawing illustrates two conventional forms of drawer pulls, Figures 1 and 3 illustrating elliptical pulls, and Figures 5 and 7 illustrating rectangular pulls. Figure 9 illustrates a modification of elliptical pulls. Each of the pulls illustrated employs a modification o-f the inventive concept, Figures 2 and 8 illustrating reinforcing liners, each utilizing two sections; Figures 4 and 10 illustrating liners comprising a single section; and Figure 6 illustrating a liner made up of an assembly of four sections.

Referring to Figure 1 of the drawing, the drawer pull l is illustrated as having a sheet metal casing 2 formed around and enclosing a sectional reinforcing liner composed of `a transversely rounded channel or bridge, member 3 and a base plate or cover member 4 therefor. Spacer knobs 5 are provided tomaintain the pull in spaced relation to the face of the drawer or panel (not shown), each spacer knob having a. central opening for the reception of fastening means, as machine screws (not shown) which secure the pull to the drawer. The base plate member 4 is drilled and tapped at suitable points to receive the screws. Preferably, the screws pass loosely through the spacer knobs and are threaded into the pull. In an alternative construction the spacer knobs may be rigidly xed to the pull, and the screws be threaded into the spacers instead of into the pull.

In the manufacture of the illustrated pull, the sheet metal casing 2 and the respective sections of the liner are formed by die press operations in the desired shapes, the casing 2 being of greater depth than the combined depth of the liner sections. The assembly operation may be Vperformed manually or by machine, the liner sections 3 and 4 being inserted in place in the casing stamping 2, whereupon the side wall of the casing 2 is folded under the plate member 4 as at 6 to maintain the liner sections in position.

In .Figures 3 and 4 is illustrated a pull 1 utiliz- .ing a reinforcing liner 8 formed of a single stamping having three sides, and adapted to be inserted in the sheet metal casing with its open side toward the closed portion of the casing. The side Walls of the liner 8 may converge at their upper edges to conform to the contour of the casing; and the side walls of the casing are folded under the bottom of the liner to maintain the same in position therewithin.

In Figures and 6 is illustrated a modied Aform of sectional liner comprising top and bottom plates 9 and I0 and side walls II and I2.

vThe plate I0 in this construction constitutes the base member, while plates 9, II and I2 together form the bridge member. Each of the liner sec tions is formed with an offset portion along one edge thereof for the reception of the straight edge of the adjacent section whereby, when the liner sections are in assembled position, the shoulder of the offset portion of the one section will retain the edge of the adjoining section in place. Thus the shoulder of the offset portion of thev wall section Il acts as a support for the straight edge of the top plate 9, and is in turn held in upright position by the shoulder of the bottom plate I0.

Figures '7 and 8 illustrate a further modication of a sectional liner, in which the liner is made of two longitudinal sections I3 and I4, each being U-shaped in cross-section, and assembled with their open sides innermost to form a liner in the shape of a hollow rectangle. In this form of liner, the plate I4 is the base member and plate I3 is the bridge member. As in pre- I viously described constructions the sheet metal stamping which forms the casing is formed around the assembled liner sections with the side and end walls thereof folded under the bottom section to maintain the rigidity of the completed article.

Figures 9 and 10 illustrate, respectively, a side view and end elevation of a modication of an elliptical pull comprising a sheet metal casing I5 having extended ange portions I6 in which is inserted a flat liner I'I to reinforce the shape and strengthen the contour of the casing. The anged portion I6 of the casing is folded upon itself in such manner as to enclose the liner I1 therewithin.

Though there is shown and described herein a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be definitely understood that any change or changes may be made in material and structure and arrangement of parts within the spirit of the invention and scope of the subjoined claims.

Having now described my invention and in what manner the same may be used, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A drawer pull adapted to be xedly and nonro-tatably fastened to a drawer structure and comprising an elongated liner composed of a base member having a plane face designed to be disposed in opposition to the side of the drawer structure to which the drawer pull is to be applied and a complementary bridge member resting upon the base member and having lateral wall uportionsdisposed at approximately right angles to the plane face of the base member and constituting the sole support for ,the bridge member, said liner being composed of a plurality of independent, loosely associated sections of' relatively heavy stamped metal plate of approximately uniform thickness, a casing composed of light sheet metal enclosing said liner upon at least three `of its sides and extending under the base member to retain the loose sections of the liner in rigid assembly, and supporting means for said drawer pull located adjacent opposite ends of said base vmember and disposed a spaced distance inwardly member, said liner being composed of a plurality of independent, loosely associated sections of relatively heavy vstamped metal plate of approximately uniform thickness, a casing composed of light sheet metal ,enclosing said liner upon at least three of its sides and extending under the base member to retain the loose sections of the liner in rigid assembly, and relatively small spacer knobs located adjacent the opposite ends of said base member and a spaced distance inwardly of the lateral edges of said base member, said spacer k-nobs being disposed upon the base member to space the drawer pull a short ldistance away from the drawerstructure and said spacer lknobs being screw threaded for the reception of rotatable fastening means adapted to extend through `the drawer structure into the knobs.

DONALD A. MORAND. 

